The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-04 00:00:00

"REAR DOCTOR, what do you Advise ? I a dvise Alfred Melion's Concerts, afterwards to I.,VA , Covent-garde n , h ear some charm i ng singing, order one of thei r capital chops and magnificent potatoes, and that a the best advice I can give you. R . INATIAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. j'hia celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest .r/CRiNC BRANDY, It Pur H e, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wh o l esome. the3old dents Bottles, 38. Bd., at the Retail Hou ses i n L on d on ; b y at nts in the prinoipal towns in England ;or wholesale R' GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. o.,,l,Obnsaiiervaen,:hi!avetZ:!:, Pink Label, and Cork branded TIE MARLBOROUGH CLUB COMPANY d ICE NOT ( vian IS HEREBY GIVEN that this Club will be 12th - for the reception of its Members on FRIDAY, the daY of August. S. 0. RATTENBURY, Hon. Secretary. Registered Office of the Company, 6, John-street, Bedford tO TRH NATAL INVESTMENT COMPANY (Limited). I ncorporated under the "Companies' Act, 1862." Capital £500,003, in 10,000 shares of £su each. ° f Whl h First issue, 5,000 shares, c - upwards of one-half are already subscribed for.. Su bsequent £1 per share on application, and LI on allotment. .Ilbsequent calls not to exceed £5 per share, and at intervals of not less than three months. I t not proposed to call up more than £lO per share. W. a . .A DIRECTORS. dalias Esq. (Messrs. W. J. and A. W. Mama, late C. ge e -P l ants), St. Benet's-place, Gracechurch-street. R . Al _attioni Browne, Esq., Director Cape Town Dock and wa Z,Company, Gresham House, Old Broad-street.. 13 sq, Director London, Buenos Ayres, and River ate Bank, 7, Bishopegate-street Within. ' m e tt a t•••Colonel G. H. Money, Director Credit Fonder of Eir w ilrf 'fas, 9, Berkeley-street, Berkeley-square. waire- Smith, Bart., Carlton Club, and Eardiston, Worcester -11, Ea% (Messrs. E. Snell and Co.), D'Urban, Natal. ?.. Esq., Director of the London Bank of Scotland, Il „(,rnbard-sfreet. Upratt, Esq., Ws lbrook-buildings, Walbrook. J Th J Zs -6 tre e Eeq. (Messrs. F. Symons and Co.), 64, Lower . ;t. aornson, jun., Esq. (Messrs. J. R. Thomson and CO, wt. Pete rs - chambers, Cornhill. -.ACM- street Esq.. (Messrs. Wi son, Worcester, and Co.), 79, Lon don_ BANKERS. --4 °n—The Agra and Masterman's Bank, Limited, i.e, I, cnibarthetreet. Ittal—London and South African Bank. FINANCIAL AGENTS. Th e Credit Mobilier, Limited, 80, Lombard-street. SOLICITORS. Messrs SOLICITORS. Nevi/bon, Evans, and Co., Nicholas-lane. Phillips and Son. Abchuroh-lane. BROKERS. P s. Field, S on . a nd Wood, 9, Warnford-court, Throg- Ate morton-street. 3811 ' SPencer and Norton, 22, Throgmorton-street. Jam AUDITORS. —e a Maurice Esq., 24, Old Jewry. George 11. Poring, Esq., 26, Sussex-square, Hyde-park. SECRETARY. C. Grabham, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 18, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate- street. tae ae„'„orliPany is established for the purpose of assisting in the t r :,e, ts i o Penent of the resources of the clony of Natal and for th _lil} possessio ns adjacent, by affording a safe medium ties:litinvestment of capital in mortgage and other sec an i 7 the i n t e rapidly augmenting prosperity of the co ony d kiva,, c „ re aslng value of land creating a constant demand or Theses, which this Company proposes to supply. ,;,,Dusiness of the Company will comprise :- 0 1 1t::_i r c : e bnite l r el y adint and investment in the colony, at colonial ti, i „Lest, of money obtained upon debentures or deposits in favo u h e cquisition, development, and re-sa ' e of . lands, as o Pportunities offer, and . affording assistance to uper"eZii or occupiers for substantial improvements. . a, 'Pe Promotion of pubiic works, and conducting financial eas generally. Ohe transaction of all kinds of agency business, and th 6 geinent of esti es for absentees and others. Drell' n ot proposed to call up more than £lO per sh a re ; th e e A p it of the Co mpany w ill b e ma i n l y der i ved from the use of 11., n _ al o btained in this country by the issue of d e b en t ures. p' rate of interest in the col o ny ranges f rom 1 0 to 12 per loy'leiving a large margin of profit on the capital em eahiZq., equivalent of itself to a good dividend on the paid-up fade l; independent of which, however, a ivances will be t.,on conditions which will secure other advantages to the " A mPany. As a D an , Trust Company there is a wide field for the Com bs_ s operations, and the following statement of the seil- Pr o iees of Shares in existing Companies in Natal or the win less oo ild Hope will s h ow the profitable astute of this Name of Company. Paid up. Selling prices, Hoard of Executors . £2OO 0 0 .. £350 0 0 Association for Administe.iin-a. Estates ..... 10 0 General Estate, ......- and lB7 0 0 Port Elizabeth 252 173 0 0 Trust Natal Assuranceand ................ Trust. . llO 0 3 15 0 Company 5 0 o (3 10 0 The Directors are satisfied that from the above sources a deri ved return on the paid-up capital of the Company is to be elived, free from any e:cmcnt of speculat on. he progress of the colony during the last ten years has deno remarkable, and there is everyreason to anticipate even ;;1 0 , re rapid advancement in fu' ure. The following statistics ez .',,ilshow how per the resources of the co ony have in ra.ed during theiod referred to Are a ... 1853. 1863. ,a,, ve .,,ux Land in Cultivation 3,315 acres. 53,819 acres. e c :,,age value of Land in ber -ct Y of Pietermaritz -g ............. 4s. to ss. per 30s. to 355. per ....... -we acre. acre. i r e f norned T -1 ' o o y °nem in Colony a .. ttle 188,31 ahead. 499.165 head. 01 8 1 Tet a; v alue of Expo r t s... . £36 , 79 2 £165,0)0 lte re 4alue of Imports.... 98,838 4r,5,00) ........... ....... 28,648 112,( 00 be e "3-I:the last two or three years larn tracts of land have Whielpi,ttecl with sugar, coffee, cotton,'&o , and the success the g r 4s attended these plantations cannot fail to stimulate Th e . th of trese products throug,hout ihe . coleny. at mt. ?,,,,rtieles and Memorandum of Association may be seen p ro V4ces of the C mpany. ob( a tPe4uses and Forms of Application for Shires may be ecaa,,u e ct from the Secretary, Solicitor , or Brokers of the It&TAL INVESTMENT COMPANY (Limited). To APPLICATION FOR SHARES. e Directors of the Natal Investment Company (Limited). gut Gentlemto en, here r ,.9g Daid your Bankers the sum of , I an Come you to al ot me Shafes in the above - or a n ' any, and I agree to accept that number of Shares, Arvid' l ess number that you may allot me, subject to the Q f Me o f Association ; and I hereby agree to become a ntaa of the Company, and authorise you to enter my Vet "P° l l the Register of Members of the Company in re the Shares which may be so allotted to meant' Name in full Address in full Profession or description Date (A) Signature C°I\INECTING SHIP OWNERS 1 4 w e e (Limited). aqat sd under the Joint-Stock Co' Act, 1862. „ 41: e by the liability of each shareholder is anies limited to the l t 01 his shares. Serjh Ts 'aPital £ 1,000,0('0, in 50,030 shares of £2O each. B it £1 per share on application, and £1 on allotment. B lia t ;„ er ttfica es. which can be converted into Registered Ma te y% at the option of tee holder, will be issued imme- Of Y atter allotment. These certificates will be capable iketeiT i ater, by delivering from hand to hand, without any — tY tor registration. Dear-A, DIRECTORS. ;,t,,o3,rbtral Currie, Bletchingley, Surrey, Chairman. gritty ' 4,92 ,13haw Esq, Bath. str e ,„, tsq. Director of the Bank of Wales, Basinghall- G and Wand 3t, London-wall. Itncilward Penwick. Esq., C E., late Resident Engineer Nir I,a• s Rai Iw y, Oatlaads Park, Weybridge. 1 . „ 7 ' N., Mitcham. oeol.7ll,)liani. -e - rria, Esq., Merchant, 5, Nicholas-lane. ,Packian,• Angu.tus Jocelyn, late Chairman Dundalk Steam Cortin a " . N j edham, Royal Horse Artillery, Ramsgate. ear Pocock Esq., Director of the Crystal Palace C eorfr "'"Vany, ticanamell Esq Director of the Submarine Telegraph - "Van Y. 111110 =J BANKEAs. - Bank of London, 2, Princes-street, and Branches. ttlwi CONSULTING ENGINEERS. Clark, Esq., and J. C. Gunn, Esq., 24, Great George street, Westminster. SOLICITORS. Me srs. Davies, Son, Campbell, and Reeves. BROKERS. Messrs. Castello Brothers Throgmorton-street. AUDITORS. t lCßsrs. Alison and Waddell, Public Accountants, 14, Walbrook. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Horace Fenwick, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 61, Corahill—Ettrance, 126, Bishopsgate-street. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. ki t r rhis Company is established to own and work Connecting „,... e ato Ships. I,7nnecting Steam Ships are designed on a new system, 5 0 ,.. 1 eh consists in constructing steamers in several distinct 11,.'Partments for carrying large cargoes on very light Itu hei„giff, with great economy of power,. the compartments i5 0 ,„ .1 4' all of one gauge, admit of immdiate disconnection the and re -connection to each other; and of the transfer of hoss e° taPartment containing the n , officers and crew, Ew e one set of cargo compartments e to gi a n n e other, so that it can live in Constant running employment, while the compare tho I,, i n,e,xpensive cargo compartments . are detained during Veall,. -au lng, unloading, or sale of their cargoes. By this 41 ree -- ' ° ne engine and one crew will perform the work of porti o n e atners of the ordinary construction, and realise pro ial profits. 'nar,' Intended to commence business by running one . er t e onipartment, and three sets of Carzo Compart 8, xvist h • v. coaa, e will be sufficient to dliver 10,000 tons of coal br,n„fa,, , s en t! Per month, and to dem onstrate the enormous ad th, ~,"0 be gained by the system before proceeding to C a - ,:'nferd'toposed fl eet, which will consist of Eighteen Screw tcigo c o lapartments, and o .l n l e d h el u il u e d r re e d v a e n r d en n e in m et i y il i e e n igh e x t terry in eo,,Partments, an wi pg- to London, and over three hundred thousand thatira a a t ,' l _ B , annually. ana„ ot the cost of the proposed fleet, aennd prepared, Ivia,;`ll expenditu• e and receipts ha ve , b Lhe large profit of more than 20 per e cent., after "ges'die-rnPle Provision for insurance, depreciation, and con k g be built -1,1 bap Connecting Steamer," named the Connector, has ? 44", h. tt, " a practical mode , , and has made frequent r v s oy_: ,hat a „Lng run over 40c0 Iles at sea in all weathe , s ( o r Zf e np a ca,sin, ()nitration o f the e in nauilcal qualities of connectin, 1,/'°nn al been given, suf fi cient to place their sea-worthiness . oeubt, while the absolute experience of some years d that even the rd nary screw colliers can he pro deteate'''Ployed in the ca ° rrying of coal, notwithstanding ellars;°, of their engines and crews durin e g loading, dis r•• earr-, rep,irs &c d aily e n teet(„r is at p ' rese . nt in the Thames where s'T will Which iBhifenstrare the mode of connecting and disconnectin g , . 4 41 p ro he peculia:ity of the system. ;net, 14Peefus with plans and drawings . of vessels con , - :p ro t h eti thin sys'em, also detailed estimates sh . owin, :lates-aule "Ys; terre t ther with forms of a!plication for at the be obtained' or will b^ sent post free, on applica "ces, 61, obtained, entrance, - Bishopsgate-street. ---- 431 ` 31 OP APPLICATION FOR SHARES' To 1, 4 , l l: l ot v t i N n. patae Coanneciin,,r.Shipo,Nrynseirisar(4L,,ilmriteeqt.st you to hili po 0 toe adeposit of LI pi, e of £2O each in the Connected. bolq,Perg (Limited); s d il l[ r he s reby agree to become a share had to in that such bject to itsrules and regulatons, 411(i tteCi e t e :Pt such shat ' e ' s u or any less number that may be Pte atne in lull Prof Add eshionress in full Addition, or Occupation ~................. Date ........... Usual Wgligtatt:. ...... N°. 22,500. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1864. qv.) PERSONS SEEKING LANDED ESi ATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER TIES GENERALLY — To BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register affords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of an eligible character, thereby avoid the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. "Now ready, in 2 vols., with Illustrations, 215,, IF E I N J A V A. With Sketches of the Javanese. By WILLIAM BARRINGTON D'ALMEIDA. "A most excellent narrative. The manners and customs of the natives and the Dutch residents, and the princi, al features of the country, are very vividly dep , cted, and the work is lull of amusing anecdotes—as informing as they are delightful."— Star. Hurst and Blacketf, 13, Great Marlborough-s!reet. rIIERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur cnaser is introduced throuc_rh Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. 1 - 7 A . - " 'AA • • .`3.= • At I --N ,s, r - ' • !• • --- - • , ' tfff 114:;3:11...'44(R. :t2: z - •Ae '" • " 4 " . . ••• • Oit, ' - •41 111 1 ' - ET ' ,II, • 011 ii : M .P r • Di - .41.10,111.44. 1 0 - - -oßorr. -4\4 ' IHE INDUSTRIAL COMPANY OF CENTRAL ITALY (Limited). Incorporated under " The Companies Act, 1862," with limited natality. Capital .£250,000, in 25,000 shares of £lO each, of which 16,000 have been already placed. Deposit on application LI, and on allotment £1 per share. No call to exceed £2, or to be made at less intervals than three months. DIRECTORS. Thomas Samuel Cutbill, Esq., 13. Gresham-street, E.C. Charles Henfrey, Esq., 17, Pall-Mall, W. John Tompartt Noakes, Esq. (Messrs. J. T. and W. Noakes), Southwark-street, Borough, S.E. William Quitter, Esq. (Messrs. Quilter, Ball, and Co.), Moor gate-street, E.C. William Dallison Starling. Eq., Director of the London and Northern Bank, Laurence Pountney-hill. E.C. George Wythes, Esq.. jun., Bickley Park, Bromley, Kent, W ith power to add to their number. MANAGING DIRECTOR IN ITALY. George Henfrey, Esq., C.E. BANKERS. The Agra and 3lasterman's Bank (Limited), Nicholas-lane, London, E.C. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Janson, Cobb, and Pearson, 4, Basinghall-st., E.C. STANDING COUNSEL IN ITALY. Il Signor Cay. Chiapnsso, Advocate, Turin, Member of the Italian Parliament. BROKERS. Messrs. Tozer and Quilter, 6, Copthall-court, Throgmorton street, London, E.C. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Mr. Charles I. C. Crocker. TEMPORARY OFFICES. The Vestry House, Laurence Pountney-hill, London, E.C. INDUSTRIAL COMPANY OF CENTRAL ITALY (Limited). All APPLICATIONS for SHARES must be sent in on or before TillS DAY, THURSDAY, the 4th day of August instant, to the Bankers, Brokers, or Secretary, at the Tem porary Offices of the Company, the Vestry Houle, Laurence Pountney-hill. - • - • - CHAS. I. C. CROCKER, Secretary (pro tern.) T HE MERCHANT SHIPPING COMPANY (Limited). (Late Somes Brothers). • Incorporated under the Limited Liability Companies' Act, 1862. Capital £1,000,000, in 20,000 shares of £5O each. First issue 10,000 shares. Deposit £1 per share on application, and £4 on allotment. Calls not to exceed £5 per share, or to be made at intervals of less than three months. It is not intended to call up more than £25 per share. The IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIA TION (Limited) and THE CREDIT MOBILIER (Limited) are prepared to receive Subscriptions for the Capital of the above Company, of which upwards of 5,000 shares have al ready been applied for. DIRECTORS. George Hai Donaldson, Esq. (Messrs. Donaldson and Lam bert), London, Director of the Agra and Masterraan's Bank, Limited. Alexander Dunbar, Esq., 17, Old Broad-street, Director of the Credit Mobilier, Limited. Daniel D. Dymes,.tilt.q. (Messrs. Dymes and Co.), Merchant, London and Mairas. - George Ireland, Esq. (Messrs. Ireland, Fraser, and Co.), Merchant, London and Mauritius. Edward Lucas, Esq. (Messrs. S. IL Lucas and Son), Mer chant, London, wire for of the Englibh and Scottish Marine Insurance Company, Limited. Robert Ryrie, Esq. (Messrs. Gladstone, Ewart, and Co., Lou don, and Messrs. Arbuthnot, Ewart, and Co., Liverpool). Frederic Sonies, Esq. (Messrs. Somes Brothers), Poplar. Samuel Francis Somes, Esq. (Messrs. Somes Brothers), Poplar. James Sydney Stoptord, Esq., Director of the Agra and Ma •terman's Bank, Limited. John Robert Thomson, Esq. (Messrs. J. R. Thomson, and Co., London, Messrs. Thomson. Watson, and Co.), Cape of Good Hope. BANKERS. The Agra and Masterman'a Bank (Limited', London. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Crosley and Bura, 34. Lombard-street, E.G. Edward Saxton, Esq., 8!, t,heapside. E.C. BROKERS. Messrs. Laurence, Son, and Pearce, Lothbury, E.C. 3lcssrs. Field, Son, and Wood, 9, Warnford-court, Throg- morton-street, • Messrs. itobtns and Barber, 29, Threadneedle•street, E.C. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Henry T. Robinson, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. At the Credit Alobilier Offices, 80, Lombard-street, E.C. PROSPECTUS, The above-named Company is established for the purpose of acquiring the valuable business founded and organised by the late Mr. S. F. Somes, in cur junction w,th his brother, the late Mr. Joseph Somcs, M.P., and continued and further de veloped by Messrs. r,omes Brothers, the present Vendors. The undeniable success of shipowners of established re putation affords am, le proof that, as an investment, shipping property, well managed, is highly profitable, and the large fortunes accumulated by the late Mr. Joseph Somes, Thomas Ward, Mr. Duncan Dunbar, Mr. Richard Green, and others, amply confirm this statement. The importance of commencing this Company's operations with an established business of more than ordinary repute is felt to be considerab.e. With this object the Directors have arranged to purchase the fine fleet of modern- bulit ships belonging to the eminent firm of Messrs. Somes Brothers, together with their valuable and commodious Graving Docks on the Thames, known as the Canal Dockyard, Poplar, and the valuable plant of every description attached thereto. This fleet, numbering is vessels, comprises ships bit It of wood and iron, many being upwards of 1,000 tons register, the whole of which are now in active and remunerative employ ment in the East India, China, and Australian trades. They are highly adapted for the conveyance of troops and for tran sport service, and have been so employed by the Government when required, and they bear a high ieputation in the mer cantile marine of this country. The following* detailed list gives the names, tonnage, and character of each Ship, viz.:— ANTHROPOGLOSSOS.-N O W OP EN.- This extraordinary phenomenon, rivalling Nature herself in its vocal and elocutionary powers, will be ex hibited DAILY, at 12, 1,2, 3,4, 5, ii, 7,8, and 9 o'clock, at the ST. JAMES'S HALL, Piccadilly. Admission, One Shilling.—The Press has pronounced it to be the Wonder of the World. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION. A full length portrait model of DR. COUTY DI!: LA POMMERAIS, the Poisoner, taken from the original photcgraph. by Mons. Trinquart, of Paris, from life, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. Admittance, Is. ; Napoleon Rooms and Chamber of Horrors, Gd. extra. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night Tonnage. Where Built. Class at Name, - ------- --- ........ 1 Red. Lloyd's. Ade.aide . 640 C , lcutta . 12 A Beaumaris Castle 1,040 Glasgow l2 A 1 8e1gravia........ 889 Sunderland Canning Clyde 1,151 Glasgow. . 13 A 1 Chatham 530 Hull . . 12 A 1 Colgrain ... t 23 Cochin l2 A 1 Dartmouth . 933 Dundee l4 A 1 Pairlie Fire Queen ...... 784 Troon l3 A 1 Harkaway King Lear ...... 1,970 Boston Merchantman.... 1,015 sunderland Mount Stua:t El phinstone 6ll Bombay A 1 Red. Peeress 777 Sunderland .. 10 A 1 Silver Eagle Star of India .... 1,045 Dundee Tyournia 16,623 tons. The Graving Docks are freehold, with a frontage to the River Thames. The Docks are constructed to receive ships and steamers of 2,500 tons, and are provided with all the ne cessary workshops and accessories for first-class Dry Docks, so as to enab:e them to keep up the high character they have ever possessed ; the Company will, therefore, have at com mand the means of economically and promptly keeping their ships in efficient order ; by so doing a great saving is effected, which forms a considerable item of profit. When free from use by the Company's vessels, it is In tended that the Graving Dock shall, as hitherto, be em ployed in the repair of other vessels ; and having in view the very limited Dry Dock accommodatbn in the Thames, com pared with the extent of tonnage that frequents the Port of London, and the constant and pressing demand for docks of thii magnitude, it is confidently anticipated that this branch of the Company's operations will con. inue to yield its very large revenue, while the property will be.found yearly in creasing in value. The terms upon which the whole of the fleet of Vessels, Graving Docks and Plant, are to be taken by the Company are most fair and liberal, and in perfect harmony with the high reputation of the Vendors, they having agreed to the whole being taken at a valuation, to be made by four compe tent Surveyors, two of which will be nominated by Messrs. Somes Brothers and two by the Company, with an umpire in the usual way. The goodwill has been fixed at a very mode rate price, and which will include all the accruing freights on the ships, work in the yards, Arc. By this arrangement the Company confidently anticipate that they will be in a position to declare large dividends, so that the Directors feel that applicants, instead of applying for shares in a new undertaking, will rather be admitted as partners in one of the oldest, most lucrative, and valuable concerns in London, and which has the immense advantage of being in full operation. Messrs. Somes Brothers have both taken seats at the Board, thereby securing to the Company their great practi cal experience and influence; they have farther shown their confidence in the undertaking by subscribing £llO,OOO of the capital. The able and active staff of officials will remain in the em ploy of the Company, so that the business will not suffer an hour's interruption by the transfer. Applications for the remaining shares must be made in the form annexed, and be accompanied by a payment of £1 per share ; if no allotment be made, the amount will be returned forthwith ; if a less number be allotted than is applied for, the amount paid on application will be applied towards the payment of the £.l due on allotment, the balance (it any) being returned. Prospectuses and forms of application, with plan of the Dockyard and Premi s e s , ma y b e bad at the offices of the Im perial Mercantile Credit Association and of the Credit hio biller, of the Secretary, the Bankers, Brokers, and Sollona's. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. (To be retained by the Bankers.) - No. -- To the Directors of the Merchant Shipping Company (Limited) (late Somes Brothers). Gentlemen, Having paid to your Bankers, the Agra and Masterman's Bank (Limited) the sum of , being a deposit of £1 per share on shares in the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to accept such shares, or any less slumber you may allot to me ; an d I agree to pay the deposit on allotment, and to sign the ArtiClCP of Association of the Company when required; and I authori.c you to insert my name on the Register of Mem bers for the number of shares allotte to me. Usual Signature Name in full Residence Profession Date, August, 1814 THE MERCHANT SHIPPING COMPANY (Limited). (Late Somes Brothers.) NOTICE IS lIEREB GIVEN, that a i n ' t, at Th ree o ' c l oc k com th p c LlST any of be eA LOS D C A o l n ' I s O A N T S u f R o D r A ST , At the e E 6 S t e . t h for London, and MONDAY, the Sth instant, for Country ap• plicatione. By order of the Board, HENRI T. nolllNSON , Sec_retarY (pro tem.) London, SO, LoLat)arkt-otreet, August v.i6t. 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London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. Now ready, Cheap Edition, price 2a., complete, TRUNG H A N D. LJ A Tale of Mexican Life and Adventure. By G. AIMAitD. London : Ward and Lock 15S, Fleet-street. PARLIAMENTARY DESPATCH AND AGENCY OFFICE, No. 5, Upper Charles-street, Parliament-street. AN ANALYTICAL INDEX to the DIVISIONS of the present SESSION (1861) is in course of compila tion by Mr. GEO. M. MITCHELL, and will be ready for circu lation at the prorogation of Parliament. Th's work will show members and their constituents how each member voted, whether for or against public and private measures during the session; total number of times, with majorities for and against, Sze. Subscription, One Guinea. Members can have their Divisions for the whole Parlia ment in extenso upon application to the above office. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, and BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Coaring-cross, EVERY EVENING, at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three.— Stalls, and box stalls, 35.; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, ls. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from eleven Nest Morning Performance, Saturday, Aug, 6, at three. la R. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. VA. JOHN PARRY, will appear in their new ANGLO EGY ['TIAN ENTER,TAINMENrP, THE PYRAMID. To be followed by THE BARD AND HIS BIRTHDAY, a new musical tercentennial seance, by William Brough, Esq., sustained by Mr. and Mrs. German H, ed ; and THE SEA SWE, or MRS. ROSELEAF OUT OF TOWN, by Mr. John Parry. Every evening (except Saturday), at 8; Thursday and Saturday mornings, at 3.—ROYAL GALLERY of IL LUSTRATION, 14, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, ls., 25,; stalls, 35.; stall (spring) chairs, 55., can be secured in ad vance at the Gallery without fee. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road, London. GRAND OPTICAL ILLUSIONS. PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS ! Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. Also, the New and successful Illusion, entitled THE TERCEN2BNAKY ; or, a NltillT WITH. SHAKSPERE. Operatic Selections, Glees, &c., by the whole of the talented Artistes. Comedy by Mr. Arthur Lloyd, with his new song of "The Organ Grinder," a decided hit; Mr. W. Randall ; Miss Nelly Power, and those marvellous Gymnasts, SI es 4rs. TALLIOTT and BURNELLI (from the Principal Cirque, Madrid). Open every Evening. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. " E 0 F ORD, OXFORD STREET, W. During this week will be performed, selections from the following Operas, viz., THE TRO 'TATORE ; FAUST, by H. Guonod ; UN BALLO IN MASCILERA, and LA 14 ; O11.ZA DEL DESTINO, by Verdi ; and THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, by Sir 11. Bishop. Principal Artistes:—Misses Russell. Tyrrell, Walmsley. Fitz-Henry. and Barrie; Messrs. Marini, Huh, Green, Marcella and Albert. Director. Mr. F. Jon2limans. . _ Comedy by Mr. T. Maelsgan, W. Nandall, 11fdlIe. CiLVII . ho, Miss Nelly I'owur, and UNSWORTII and EUGENE, This Evening. Admission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, Is. NEW PATENT CURTAIN HOOK that requires no sewing, and, if reversed, can be used for many purposes. To be had of all shops in town or country. Patentees, W. TENT and Co., 23, Birchin-lane, London, E.C. FOUR PENNY PACKETS of HARPER TWELVETREES' GLYCERINE SOAP POWDER nd half a pound of Soap will wash fifty counterpanes in six ours, and sheets, shirts, table linen, &a, in half the usu .1 time.—See Goulder's rieport, Chelsea, Laundry, S.W. Sold by urooers and druggists. Works, Brornley-by-Bow, London, E. rip EET H. - IMPROVED MECHANICAL j DENTIS rRY.- Professional abilities and great artistic skill have been most successfully combined in the prodtiction of ARTIFICIAL T EETII. upon a new principle. The real value of the perfection of the art of Dentistry will be experi enced by all wishing to avail themselves of professional assistance by =suiting Mr. ALBERT, 34, Great Russell street, Bloomsbury. whose experience has enabled him to effe.ct such admirable, convenient contrivances by artificial means, and which are so perfectly efficient. Second Edition, Corrected and Revised, post free 7d., in cloth 13d., MITE TEETH a Practical Treatise, with the THE best means of restoring them when defective or lost. By A. ESKELL, Esq., Surgeon-Dentist, 8, Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square. " It really contains all that is necessary relative to the good keepiugof ihe mou h and teeth, and deserves the serious consideration of all who adequately regard their health, comfort, and appearance."—The Sun, May 4, 1861. "We can commend this little brochure on a subject unon which everybody takes an interest."—Medical Circular, June 5, 1861. " We can recommend its perusal to those who wish to pre serve their te:th, and to those who know the value of them." —Daily News, June 20, 1861. London : Clements, Little Pulteney-street. BED .ROOM CANDLES. "pRICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop crease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles, sold in boxes ls. and 3s. each, are recommended as the best carriers. `‘ EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in boxes 2s. each. Thicker candles intended for those who will not burn thin. " SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," in packets of 36 candles for one shilling, intended for use where cheapness is a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. Special candle 'ticks to fit thin candles, Is. and 20. 6d. each; reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. TOILET 80A1'8. 1 Sherwool Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains ?rice's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, to tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. SIIERWOODOLE : " Price's Glycerine" may be Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in grease and other stains. ceosuled bottles, lettered I'ertumed, in capsuled bot. " Price's Patent," from 6d. ties, 61 and ls. each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been sold 'in the state ment that it is "equal to Prices." Retail through any Grocer. Wholesale by Prlot a Patent Caudle Company (Limited), London. pRI Z E ME D A L.—INTERNATIONAL EXIIIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, ac., to., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to he excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Third qualitYr:ANC: Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says:-- " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I coin mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with, tatted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality • • • • • • .. .. 2s. od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. • • .. • • .. .. Is. sd. per lb. Second quality : IS T:U:CKER AND CO, Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds In value. .... .... .... l i s s. . 131 per rr lb. :8, South Molten-street, Grosvenor-square. Manulactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manulacture vi Wax Vandles ter the lOC of the Altar I.PURN I FURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLooricLOTil, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First-class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publishing an. entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated byllo sdm -able engravings of ever description of Furniture and i;easteads, with prices attacned. A copy sent gratis and post-free on application.. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised sale ' _ _ A Six-roomed Parsonage An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ 259 16 6 A Twelve-roomed dltto 391 11 0 - - - - rogether with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valnable informationto all requiring househ3ld furniture, 'arpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, llyde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington. Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Aiban's. Worcester, Ipswich, Peterboroug,h, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London. S.E. VINTAGE WINE COMPANY, Importers of Spanish and other Wines, 14, Bloomsbury-sheet, London, Four Doors South of New Oxford-street. The Vintage Comida Sherry, G e m en The Vintage Xeres Ditto, Pale The Vintage Port, No. 1 ........ The Vintage Port, No. 1*..... The Vintage Port, No. 5 , fine rich old 3ss. „ The Vintage Claret . The Vintage Beaujolais, recommended The Vintage Champagne, quarts pints lss. „ . 9, The Vmtage Hock, sparkling, very choice 36s. „ The Vintage Burgundy, sparkling superb 4os. „ The Vintage East India Sherry. s4s. „ The Vintage A montillado, the choicest imported 565. „ Fine old Cognac , Liquors, Spirits, &c. THE VINTAGE ALMANACK, with price list and medical and clerical testimonials, sent post free. See SOD opinions of the press. N. W. HODGES, Secretary. 14,'Bloomsbury-street. Paperweight s Derbyshire Spar, &o. : IRNAMENTS for the Drawing- room , Lib rar y, N.! and Dining-room, eonsistingoefrawneeigwhantsd, ejfiemg,ainntlatasslioarnt ment of VASES,Figures, Groups, Candle s ti cks, O be l i sks, I n k- JAMES TENNANT, Mine slAmt al Alabaster, b ed e r a a , n u p t a l a f m u r d at dl b e ebs by JAMES ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. --- Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, 51INERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON to 100 guineas C eac H h. OLOGY, and GEOLOGY, at 2 , 5 , 10, 20, 50, PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT. at 149, Strand- W.C. PHEASANT REARING for 1864. CHAMBERLIN'S AROMATIC SPANISH MEAL, ARKER RICE, PELLET, S. MEAT GREAVES, pre pared with CAYCAR EXCELSIOR, is the moat efficacious food for rearing and feeding Game, preventing gapes, snarls, and death. BOOKS on Feeding and the proper Management of Game, from hatching to maturity, with over 200 testimonials from the nobility and gamekeepers, with prices, posted free on re ceipt of two stamps, by3f r. James Chamberlin, Spanish Wine Merchant, orposite the Exchange, Norwich. CHAMBERLIN'S CANADIAN POULTRY MEAL for all the year round, 16s. per cwt., including leg. The use of this fbod keeps the chickens in perfect health ; and the in crease of eggs, of the richest colour and flavour, is marvellous. Dog Greaves, les. per cwt. Please state price when ordering. N.B.—Advices received daily of the efficacy of the Spanish Meal and Caycars. One gentleman writes, "All my young pheasants last season were sickly, and several died ; those that were strong enough to eat your Spanish Meal recovered in two days, and became fine and beautiful birds." PENINSULAR. WEST INDIAN, and SOUT HERN BANK (Li m it ed). of £lOO each, with 10,000 shares (£1,00 0 , 000 ) are already subscribed. Capital, £2,ooo,ooo,pionwe2rolooooincerheaarsees. Deposit on application, £1 ; .on allotme n t, £ 1 per share ; £2 10s. to be paid at expiration of one month, and £2los. at expiration of two months. No further instalment or call at intervals less than three months. DIRECTORS._ W. Austin, Esq., Director of Metropolitan Railway, London. M. G. Bayvet, Censeur of the Bank of France, Paris. Geo. Brocklebank, Esq., Director of General Steam Navi gation Company, London. M. C. Bureau, Directeur Societe Generale d'Entreprises Industrielles d'ltalie' Florence. C. H. Bode, Esq Oldham, Lancashire. James Bancks, Esq., Broxbourne, forts, Chairman of the Tamar and Callington Railway. M. S. Fenzi, Banker, Florence. The Right Hon. Viscount Ingestre, M.P., Eaton-place, London, His Excellency S. Louis Guilhou, Banker, Madrid. Sir W. Gore Ouseley, K.C.8., late H.M. Minister Pleni potentiary, South America (Prov.) Sir Edwin Pearson, F.ll4, , Director London and Stafford shire Bank, Wimbledon. M. Rougement de Lowenberg, Banker, Paris and Berne. (With power to add to their number.) SOLICITORS. London—Vessrs. G. S. and H. Brandon, 15, Essex-street, Strand, W.C. Liverpool—Messrs. Littledale, Ridley, and Bardswell. BANKERS. Bank of London, Threadneedle-street, E.C. London, Birmingham. and Staffordshire Bank. BROKERS. London—Messrs. Robins and Barber, Threadneedle-street. Liverpool—Messrs. Theakstone. and Hargreaves. Mancticster—F. A Fyoney, Esq., Queen's Chambers. AUDITORS. Messrs. Johnstone, Coopeb Wintle, and CO. SECRETARY (pro tern)—B. P. Young, E-q. Temporary 011iees-34, Great St, Helen's, I.C. PROSPECTUS. The principle of limited liability in banking bag been moat successfully employed in the establishment of Banks, as the following table of some of the Companies recently formed shows : Amount Present Profit paid. value. per cent, Alliance Consolidated East London 5 .. 81 .. 70 European Imperial London and Brazilian . 4O .. 62 .. 55 London and South Ainziean 7 .. 11 .. 57 Merchant .. Mercantile lO 20 .. 100 Metropolitan The trade between this country and the Northern States and parts of South Amorice has been most successfully pro vided for; one great want, however, has yet to be supplied —there remain the trade o the West Indies still requiring accommodation, and the enormous trade of the Southern States totally without proxision. The reduction in the duties on Sugar, and its present high price. and the stimulus to be given to the growth of cotton, must tend to increase the trade of the West Indies, and thus necessitate increased Banking facilities. It is true that the wee has deranged and cramped the business operations of the Southern States, but a trade of such enormous extent could not possibly be suppressed ; and accordingly, the commercial statistics of the West Indian Islands, which liepoetiguous to the American coast, show that a great portion of the trade of the Southern states has been transferred to tliem. It is a fact that Havaenah, St. Thomas, Nassau, Ber muda, and other ports, are tow transacting the most ex• tensive business ; their harbours are crowded with shipping, and yet they are without any increased business acc ,mmo dation, and in some cases do not possess any banking facilities at all. For instance, Nassau and Bermuda possess but ono Bank, th e operations of which are very limited ; whilst the paucity of banking accommoda tionthe imports and exports of these ports to and from the known ; and yet sterling. Indian, and Southern Bank y iB to w a el b l ent eight millions ut(hLniTi this adeietdet (Limited) idpexiaeevinnis formeduocy o a mfl h abr a a: n i: an d :covi: S ne it : nt ag n t tn accommodation. ut:il: Y for the purpose of supplying It is proposed to commence business immediately at St. Thomas, Bermuda, Nassau, and Liverpool, in which places a very large and profitable business may be effected. In Nassau alone gre at amoun ts in Bills are so ld in the market at premiums as remi tt ances to this country . As compare oirata n o live* , no provision is made for thi s t h e Bank cou ld not f a il to c Exchangesf alone. the I s th m us of Panama to our trade with Au stralia, New Zeala n d, C a lifornia, &c., and the developme nt to be g i ven to the N or thern States of South America, have suggested th e propr i ety of prov idi ng in the Articles of As sociation for p ower to open b ranches or agencies at Panama , Granada, The e li c se a m gr e e r a c t ia p t r i o m fi p t om Vene zue l a Guayana, &c., should such appear t o the Dire ctors desirable. ' Negociations are now pending through which the moat powerful support is anticipated in the above places, Whatever may be the duration of the present American war, it must sooner or later end, when immediate advan tage would be taken of peace to extend the Bank, with its established machinery, into the Southern States, where, with the connection already formed by its operations in the surrounding Istands, it is fair to presume it would become the Bank of the South; and when it is remembered that the Southern States of America, in on e article export alone, gave employment to one-third of the manufacturing popula tion of England, it is impossible to overstate the prospects of a Bank commencing business there with the advantages of a large capital and an already formed connection. One of the principal objects of the Bank thus being the ultimate establishment of Branches in the large cities and towns of the Southern States, to provide banking accommo dation for the immense trade with Europe certain to follow the termination of the war, powers are included in the Articles of Association for the establishment of Agencies in such of the capitals of Europe as may have close business relations with America; and arrangements have already been concluded with infl uential continental societies, by which the dank secures the co-operation of eminent capi talists in France, Italy, and the Mediterranean Penin sulas, The operations of the Bank will be limited by the Articles of Association to a legitimate t'inancial Business only, and will consist of the negotiation of bills of exchange—buying or selling on different parts of urope.....receiviag money on deposit, discounting commercial bills, collecting bills, advancing on such bills, or produce,_ and o n ot h er ava i la bl e securities, and all other or d i nar y banking, financial, or ex change business. re • The Directors retain the right of serving 5,000 shares for foreign or continental issue, should they deem it desir able. f o r shares is requested, as groat Early application a por tion of them have been already subscribed. Should a less number of shares be allotted than applied for the balance of deposit money will be applied in part payment of the instal ment doe on allotment. Prospectuses and forms of applications for shares may be obtained at the Bankers ' Brokers, and at th e T emporary Offices of the CouipanYi 34, Great St. Helen's, Bishopsgate street, E.C. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. urn be retained by the Bankers.) To the Directors of the Peninsular, West ludiaa, and THE BENEFACTOR OF THE SKIN.- MOLLARD'S perfumed Toilet Sulphur Soap and Cream, highly patronised by the faculty, nobility, and gentry. Nothing - equals the properties and qualities of the Soap No. 1 for ordinary toilet purposes, and of Nos. 2 to 5 in all cases of cutaneous affections or rheumatism. Perfumed toilet cream, cold cream, and pomatura for the hair. Barege cream for sulphur baths, without any disagreeable odour. All these preparations may be had at the central depot, 221 A, Regent-street, London, W. ; and at Messrs. Newbery and Sons, Barclay and Sons. Edwards, Keating, Sanger and Son, Jozeaunetti, and all chemists. Pamphlets and test , - montals free on a plication. Agent for Edinburgh—Mr. John M`Ray, chemist, 119, George-street. OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, 11, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, Ring's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WALE President—llia Grace the Duke of BUCCLIIIJCII, li.G. Trenurer—Edward Mastermn, Esq. The numerous and urgent appeals of the sick poor for ad mission compel the Committee to entreat the bounty of the affluent and humane, as the medical officers are daily obliged ti treat as out-patients many distres4Kr, cases which. with more adequate funds, they would gladly admit into the warns. The premises of the Hospital are capable of containing 500 beds. The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on voluntary contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas , erman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; llerries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W lliams, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; Masterman and Co. ; I. Earned and Co., Liverpool; and at the Hospital, irom 10 till 5. STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary. Southern Bank (Limited). Gentlemen—Having paid to your banbers the sum of , being a deposit of LI per Share on Shares in the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that number; and I agree to accept the same or any less number you may allot me, and to become a member of the Company, and to pay to your bankers the further sum of £4 per Share on allotment ; and I authorise you to place my name on the Register of Shareholders for the Shares so allotted, and to forward, by post, to my address as below, the certificate for any shoes which may be allotted to me. Name in full Address Occupation AIESSRS. HOWELL, JAMES, and CO., beg respectfully to inform their patron , that in conse quence of the approaching termination of the season, and the arrangements they nave made for the early receipt of their Autumn novelties, they have determined to offer the Summer portion of their valuable stock at a very great diminution in price. With this intention, they have carefully revised the goods in the various departments specially to effect such a redo tion, and offer them for sa e this d .y (July let) throughout the month and during August. Messrs. Howell, James, and Co., respectfully solicit an early inspection. 5,7, 9, Regent-street, Pall Mall. S AUC E.—LEA and PERRINS WORCESTER SAUCE. This deliciou+ condiment, t sonounced by cmnoisseurs "THE ONLY GOOD S UCE,•" Is prepared solely by LEA and PERKINS. The public are respectfully cautioned against worthless imitations, and should see that Lea and £crrins' names are on wrapper, label, bottle, and stopper. AsK for LEA and PERKINS' SAUCE. Sold wholesale and for export by the Propr etors, Wor cester: Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell; Messrs. Barclay and Sons, London, .Ic. &c. ; and by Grocers and Oilmen uni versally. FURNISHED HOUSES.-Mr. ANDW. HIND has to LET a Detached lIOUSE at Epsom, containing 4 sitting and 5 bed rooms, with usual offices, large garden and paddock. Rent 5 guineas per week. Also the fol'owing : Red Hill (furnished), £220 per annum ; Croydon, 2h guineas per week; Kentish Town, 2/ guineas, with use of piano, &c. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. BUSINESSES. —Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE—Cornchandlers', from £5O to £l,OOO ; Green grocers', £5O to £3 ; :Coachbuilders', £5O to £7OO ; Confec tioners', Chemists', Milliners', Stationers', from £45 to £400; Grocers', from £5O to £2,000 ; Cheesemongers', £4O to £350 ; Drapers', £2OO to £5,000 ; Bakers', £75 to £4OO ; Coffeehouses, £5O to £1,200; Dairies, &c., £5O to £600; Oyster-rooms, Restaurants. &c., £63 to £l6 00 ); Laundries, £5O to £200; Oil, Cigar, Fish, Ham, and Toy Shop, £5O to £300; and numerous other in every trade. Commercial and General Agency Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. The July List, containing 503, gratis. QOl-10 ESTATE, HOUSE, AND GENERAL BUSINESS AGENCY OFFICES.—Persons requiring Freehold or Leasehold Property, or havincr, Business and Houses to be disposed of, should apply to Mr. CHARLES MURRAY, Auctioneer and Valuer, 26, Gerrard-street, Soho, W. _ _ _ _ . Valuations for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, Rail way Compensations, &o. Rents Collected. THE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting of Soup, Fish, Made Dish, Joint, Sweet, &c., is served from 3 to 9 p.m. The SALOON DINING ROOMS on the First Floor are open for Luncheons at 1 o'clock . Dinners from the Joint, Set Dinners, and D nners from the carte, are served from 3 to 9 p.m. daily. On SUNDAYS the Dining Rooms are open from 5 to 8.30 p.m. By order of the London and Paris Hotel Co. (Limited, JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington—Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. Ladies' Entrance, 53, St. James's-street. Lord and Lady Palmerston at Toweester, Yesterday the interesting ceremony of cutting the first sod of a new line of railway, to which considerable local im portance attaches, was performed by Lady Palmerston in a field lying within a short distance of Towcester, in North amptonshire. The lino in question is to commence at the Blisworth station of the London and North-Western Rail way, and running powers have been obtained by the pro moters over the Banbury line, as far as Towcester. rhence it will branch off to Greenman, and proceed via Bradden and Woodford to Fenny Compton, where a junction will be effected with the Oxford and Birmingham system of the Great Western Railway. From that point the intended line proceeds via Kyneton to Stratford-on-Avon, and there facilities will be gained for communication either with Worcester, Hereford, and South Wales, or, on the other hand, with Glocestor and Bristol. The total length of the projected line is 32 miles and a few chains—the estimated oost £300,000. The steepest gradient is 1 in 80, said to be capable of reduction without adding materially to the ex pense, and in the whole of the line there will be no curve under half a mile, and but a single viaduct. From these particulars, it will appear that the contemplated work is of a character naturally exciting interest in the district, apart from the belief entertained in some quarters that it may ultimately be found expedient to extend the line through Northampton to Bedford, and thus form a junction with the Midland Railway. In a public and general point of view, the proceedings yesterday acquired their principal impor tance from the fact that Lady Palmerston, owning consider • able property in the neighbourhood, was induced to give them the eclat of her presence and participation. A special train, consisting of 12 or 15 carriages, was in readiness at the Easton-square terminus to conduct the distinguished party as far as Blisworth, from which point the remaining distance of five miles had to be traversed by road. A few minutes before 12 Lord and Lady Palmerston arrived at Euston-square. Sir C. P. Raley, chairman of the line, the secretary, Mr Banks and other gentlemen were in attend ance, as were also the parliamentary agents to this company, M es srs Manning and Walker , who b y a curio us coincidence acted in a similar capacity in the case of the Andover and Redbridge Railway, where Lord Palmerston on tho last oc casion that he took part in a ceremony of the kind showed himself such an expert With the spade and wheelbarrow. The run to Blisworth occupied an hour and a half. On reaching that station the occupants of the special train, to the number of about 40, took their places in the carriages provided for their accommodation, and proceeded in the direction of Towcaster. With the view of making ample provision for the expected influx of newspaper representa tives, and apparently of insuring that as strangers they should not suppose they had been overlooked, a large Omni bus and an open fly were covered with labels of the election placard size and type announcing that these were reserved for "Gentlemen of the Press." This mark of attention, a s it was no doubt intended to be, altogether failed in its ob ject, for the vehicles were studiously avoided till nearly all the rest had driven away, when a party mainly composed of ladies boldly ignored the notification, took their seats in de fiance of it, and smiled back pleasantly upon those who at various points of the route hailed their progress with cheers. The district through which the cortege passed was purely agricultural,but such efforts as the local resources permitted, in flags and triumphal arches, were duly put forth, especi ally in the main street of Towcester, and Lord and Lady Palmerston were loudly cheered. On arriving at the point where the sod was to be turned the arrangements for the first and only time during the day proved unequal to the occa sion. A space had boon roped out for the performance of the ceremony, and if this had been preserved every one could have seen what was going on to advanuage. Unfortunately the police was either too few in number to preserve this area, or else some misconception of orders occurred, and the re sult was that something like a demonstration of physical farce was necessary to gain admittance to the inner circle, from which ladies were practically excluded. The local volunteer corps, a no body of men, abandoning for the moment their character of guard of honour, tried hard to assist in keeping the line ; but on this point it is sufficient to say that rifle barrels and rifle butts in the hands of amateur policemen are uncouth substance', and that their exertions, laudable in themselves, are attended with draw backs, not to say bumps. When as many of the distin guished party as circumstances would permit had been assembled within the enclosure, Lady Palmerston was con ducted by Sir C. P. Roney to the point where the first sod of the East and West J unction Railway was to be raised. This bad elreedy been marked out, and Lady Palmerston, lifting it with a silver spade, deposited it in a light wheel barrow, ornamented very tastefully with silver, and bearing an inscription stating it to be the gift of Mr T. 8,. Cromp ton, the contractor to the line. It was suggested to her ladyship that the ceremony could hardly be looked upon as completed until the sod had been removed some distance, whereupon Lady Palmerston took up the wheelbarrow and propelled it steadily to the end of a long plank amid the warm applause of the spectators. Having accomplished her task, Lady PALMERSTON said—l thaAr you very kindly for the flattering manner iu which you have received me to-day, and I trust that the works now commenced will be found useful, and for the advantage of Northampton and its neigh bourhood. The three cheers given for LadyPalmeston were promptly followed by three others for the noble lord himself. Lord PALMERSTON, in returning his acknowledgmenls, expressed the great pleasure which he and Lady Palmerston felt in presiding a, the commencement cf a work which promised to be of so beneficial a character. Irrespective of other considerations it was, he said, a good social example for ladies in high position to show that they could sometimes take to digging the soil. He trusted that the crop in this instance would be more permanent and more solid in its yield than agricultural operations occasionally were. The proceedings in this quarter having terminated, the distinguished visitors assembled at this point, and other invited guests of the company adjourned to a large marquee, where lunch was set for about 250. Sir C. P. Roney pre sided, Lady Palmerston sitting to the right of the chairman and Lord Palmerston on his left. Lord Lyveden, the Earl of Pomfret, Lord Fitzroy, M.P., and Mr Knightley, M.P., were also among those occupying seats at the principal table. The usual loyal toasts having been given and cordially responded to, The CHAIRMAN, in proposing " Prosperity to the East and West Junction Railway," described the course which would be followed by the railway, and said it was a curious fact that, although sanctioned in 1864, the line was origi nally conceived and warmly advocated by the late Robert Stephenson. It would prove of the deepest importance to Northamptonshire, the mineral wealth of which had only been recently discovered. One of the first consequences which might be expected to fallow from it was the estab lishment of extensive ironworks, to be worked according to the most improved and economical processes, regarding which other counties had been compelled to buy their expe rience. In that county they possessed ironstone in abun dance, and with the facilities which this new line would open up to them of procuring coal on moderate terms at the same time that it procured their access to good markets, he believed they ought to be able to make iron cheaper than any other part of the empire. He invited the company to couple with the toast the name of a lady deeply interested in the welfare of the county, and who that day had so grace fully, and yet in so businesslike a manner, turned the first sod of their undertaking. (Cheers.) Lady Palmerston, moreover, in all their Parliamentary contests, and especially at a moment of unexpected difficulty, had strengthened the hands of the directors in every possible manner ; to no one, therefore, could their thanks be more justly due. The toast having been received with the greatest en- thusiasm, Lord and Lady Palmerston both rose in acknowledgment of the compliment, Lord Palmerston said—l, am requested by Lady Palmerston to tell you how sensible she is of the kindness you have displayed towards her. She has made one speech to-day, and, like the celebrated orator, " Single Speech Hamilton," who also made a very good speech— (cheers and laughter)—she ought not to be called on for a second the same day. But lam sure you may rely on the sincerity of the interest which Lady Palmerston takes in this railway, because her interests are bound up and identi fied with yours. (Cheers.) She is a Northamptonshire lady, and she came here to-day not as a stranger, to pro mote an undertaking upon general principles of material advantage, but as one of yourselves, to help forward an enterprise that has, for all a mutual interest. (Cheers). Sir C. P. HONEY then proposed " The Health of Viscount Palmerston," entering at some length into the many claims which his Lordship possessed on the regard—he might say the affection—of Englishmen. As showing the magnitude of the railway operations in which his Lordship that day evinced so practical an interest, the chairman stated that there were at present 12,000 miles of railway constructed and running in the United Kingdom ; the capital employed in these and their concomitants amounted to £400,000,000, and the annual income derived from railways was some thing like £34,000,000, of which £16,000,000 only were appropriated to working expenses, The debt of the State was £300,000,000, and the interest paid upon it was £18,C00,000, while its working expenses amounted to no lees than £.6,000,000 yearly. The railways had to pay something like £1,000,000 a year for rates and taxes, and an additional £500,000 to Government for the privilege of carrying passengers. And even then they could net proceed to divide their profits till those extremely polite but very firm gentlemen the lacomc-Tax Convoissi,ners saved them the trouble of making further contributions by deducting the amounts betorehand. (Laughter.) In dependently of the enormous number of persons deriving incomes from railway profits, it was estimated that they employed 100,000 men, which, at the usual proper , tions of population, would give a total of 800,000 souls de pendent for their living upon the railway interest. Though occasional faults might and did occur, he asserted confi dently that there was not a better organised, more obedient, or more respectful class in the country than the railway ser vants. (Cheers.) The health of the Premier having been drunk with all the honours, _ . Lord F ALMERSTON, who on rising to respond was most cordially received, said—l am really unable to find words adequately to express my thankfulness for the kind manner in which you have proposed my health, and the way it has been received by the company. There cannot be a higher reward or a greater satisfaction to men engaged in public life than to find that they have acquired by the performance of their duty the goodwill and esteem of their fellow coun trymen. (Hear.) You were pleased to say, sir, that on a re. cent occasion I expressed the value which I attached to op portunities of mixing with the commercial classes of this country; but on the present occasion that satisfaction is doubled, because here I see around me not simply those who represent the commercial, but also those who are deeply identiled with the agricultural classes. (Hear, hear.) The great Lord Bacon said that a bird cannot fly with one wing; and in like manner a country cannot safely repose upon one interest. (Hear, hear.) The prosperity of the country must depend on the combined exertions of those engaged in manufactures, in commerce, and in agriculture. (Applause.) I know that in the district in which I am now speaking agriculture prospers to as great an extent as I trust the instance of commercial industry with which we are now concerned will also prosper. It is impossible to overrate the importance of railways to any country, I must, however, be permitted to say that our worthy chairman dealt, I think, rather hardly:with the Government in the enthusiasm by which he was excited in favour cf rail ways—because when he contrasted the annual expenditure of railways with that of the nation at large, ho forgot to compare the police of railway companies with that army and navy—(much laughter and cheering)—of which this coun try can boast, of which you have just drunk the health so enthusiastically, and without which expensive but highly valuable safeguards—l cannot call them luxuries, for in reality they are necessaries—this country could not enjoy that internal security, wanting which the railway capital would be of very little use. (Cheers and laughter.) And there fore our worthy chairman, when he apEears to grudge the contributions which railways annually make to the public re venue, should remember it is the public revenue which pro duces that security at home through which the great develop ment of railway industry has been made profitable to the undertakers and beneficial to the country at large. I say that it is impossible to overrate the value of railway establishments and the effect which they have exercised on the prosperity of a manufacturing nation like this. The prosperity of our manufactures depends on our being able to command markets. Those markets can be :only com manded by cheapness and quality. What is it that regu lates the price of commodities in the market? It ie, first, the cost of production; next, the cost of carriage to the place where the articles are to be sold, and thirdly, the in. terest of the capital employed. The cost of production has of late years been immensely diminished by the great de velopment cf mechanical contrivances—yet I am happy to think that the wages of the men employed in working that machinery have not diminished, but are as good as at any former period. Their condition meanwhile has been im proved by the greater cheapness of all those articles which in former ages never were within the reach of the working classes. Therefore while the things they produce can be supplied at a cheaper rate, the reward of their labour and the means of indulgence which that reward will command have increased by comparison within any former period. (Hear.) And this great diminution in the market price has not been unattended with a cheapening of transport. Why, let any man take a goods train of the present day, carrying, I will not say how many tons of c ommodities, the at a rapid pace from a seat of manufactu res in one part of island to the nearest pert of embarkation, and compare that with the old broad-wheeled wagg' l 7 (laugliter) with its six horses, all with docke d tails,wincing in agony at the bite of the flies, and in vain seeking relief from the , little bit of net that covered th em, while the driver walked beside them, sometimes taking the advantage of a p ony. The abolition of this lowest of all conveyances necessarily exercised a great influence upon the price of commodities. If any man will comp are the present facilities for convey ing m anufactures to market with . those which existed be fore railways were invented, he w . ill see what an enormous • ' stimulus they have given to the industrial prosperity of the land. Neither ought we to forget the social advantages which railways have conferred. They have rendered this island 1 as regards facilities of communication between man and man , almost one gnat Capital. In former times many were born 1 4, 7 T. - vvi ,.,;: . and lived and died in a country village. tbertiteitanktilett...,;Airk ing whether London was not paved,, ass( iiie.id ; ;,o,4 g 4 l ,.- 1;.. 6 .4 Now there is hardly a village within res tediabla,diitanceiris# , 5 . =.! 4 the metropolis which at some time or '.. thein'prola4.' i sic,: li.*: \ itet ) the occasion of some great national exbib. on lies eitije .. .e,,4''.e.7 e tributed sightseers from the provinces, 'I ' 4e ' rerice li c ieLte".. , tween the two periods may be exemplified in Ail wad,- S . Formerly when a gentleman asked a friend in London to come down to him in the country, the friend came with things to last him for a fortnight or three weeks, and took perhaps a week on the journey. Now, if ono gentleman meets another, say in St. James's -street, he says "I shall have some good shooting next week. Will you come to me and spend a few days ?" His friend replies "Oh, by all means. I shall be charmed. What is the station nearest your house ?" The first speaker rejoin, " Why, lam not very well, off at present in regard to railway communication —the nearest station is 16 miles from my house. But it is a good road. You will get a nice fly, and you can come very well." Upon this the invited ;;nest er.ys " Did you say it was Tuesday you asked me for?" (Much laughter and sche_ring,) "Yes," says the country gentleman, " I think you told me you were free." " The fact is," answers the friend, " I have a very bad memory, and new I think of it I am very sorry, but I have a particular engagement for that day -some other time I :hall be happy to go to you." And so, away he goes, and offers hireeett as a visitor to some other friend, who hes got a station within en e or two miles of his house. (Leughter.) The occasion which has called us together to-day is one which is big-I:Ay int„ resting. We are assisting at the first step towards the ceestruction of a railway, which we are told, and with truth, will be of great advantage to the whole of this neighbourhood. There are mineral resources in the district which only require develop ment, but which do require an easy mode cf conveying the commodity to market. I am convinced that, when this rail road is finished, every man in the district will have reason to rejoice at the proceedings of today. Having again thanked the company for the cordiality of their reception, the noble lord resumed his seat amid general cheering. The CnAinmlN next proposed the healths of the county members, Mr. Knightl ey and Colonel Cartwright, re f err i ng to the valuable support which they had given to the bill while it was under the consideration of Parliament. Mr KNIGIETLEY, M.P., in acknowledging the compli ment, felt that he was entitled to some little credit for the support which he had given the measure on public grounds ; for as the line would not pass near his property he should not derive a shilling benefit from it, and did not mind con fessing that a sportsman and enthusiastic foll ower o f t h e chase he regarded the projected railway as an unmitigatedpany nuisance. (Laughter.) He congratulated the company upon the success with which the proceedings had p asse d off, and particularly upon the presence of guests so distin guished as Lord and Lady Palmerston, whom they desired, if possible, to see oftener in that part of the country. Some how or other the country always drew a great distinction between Lord Palmerston and the rest of the Ministry. (Hear, hear.) Whenever a good measure was brought forward—and a great many good measures had been intro duced by the Government—it was always put down to the credit of the noble lord. Whenever anything went wrong, and in that establishment as well as in others mishaps would from time to time occur, the particular " kettle of fish "—(much laughter, in which Lord Palmerston very heartily joined) was always attributed to the cooking of ono of his scullions. " Scullions" was not the word he intended to use ; he meant to say one of the noble lord's colleagues. A game of "chuck-farthing" was perpetually going on, in which if "heads " :came down the noble viscount won, and if "tails" descended it was his colleagues who lost. (Renewed laughter.) Not that any unfair play could be charged against the noble lord at the head of the Government; on the contrary, he invariably deprecated anything like a distinction being mane. The country, however, was not to be shaken in its opinion. Somehow or other it always determined to give Lord Palmerston all the halfpence, and to give his col leagues all the kicks. (Much laughter and cheering.) The health of the contractor, Mr T. H. Crampton, by whom telegraphic communication was first laid down be tween England and France; the healths of the visitors, coupled with the names of the Mayors of Northampton and Stratford-on-Avon, and the toast of " The Ladies," were next given and duly honoured; after which Lord Palmerston proposed in complimentary terms the health of the Chairman, Sir C. P. Roney, and the company soon afterwards separated, a large proportion of those present returning to town by the special train. _ ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. EXETER, Wednesday. The nomination of a candidate in the mom of the late lamented Mr Edwd. Divett took place this day in the Guildhall. The High Sheriff, Mr. R. T. Head, presided. The hall was crowded to excess, and among those present were Ltldy Rolle, Sir J. T. Coleridge, Sir S.Northcote, M.P., Mr. Kti:cw the lion. Mr. Trufusis, M.P., and Sir L. Palk, M.P. The lisuis.l formalities having been gone through, Courtenay propsed Mr.E. A. SANDERS, buiker, and Eyxonded by Sir S. NOraIiCOTE, M.P. The hon. baronet's speach was mainly devoted to a criticism of Mr. Coleridge's former addresses, and accused the Liberal party of baring a design against the national Church, which it was the epecial policy of the Cf,nservalises to uphold. Mr. Coleridge was proposed by Mr. 111iLror.D, banker, and seconded by Mr. H. .NORIIINGTON, merchant. Lord COURTENAY addressed the assembly amid great uproar and cheering from his friends. Ho said he was proud to say that he was a Conservative, after the fashion of Lord Derby and Mr. Disraeli, and after the fashion of Sir Stafford Northcote. Oa matters of foreign policy, and on points connected with the Church, the policy of the Conservative party met with his warmest approbation. (A voice. —" And no progression.") His lordship then pro ceeded to criticize the policy of the present Govern ment with respect to Denmark, and said that the result of the foreign policy of the Government had been to leave the country without a singly ally in Europe. (Laughter.) It appeared to him that they had bullied the weak and trucklled to the strong. (Renewed laughter and cheers.) With respect to church-rates, he was opposed to their unconditional abolition, but in favour of a compromise, similar to that which was indicated in the Lords' Report, to the effect that if anybody conscientiously objected to pay church-rates he should be exempted from payment thereof. (Cheers.) He was totally opposed to the ballot and to the Permissive Bill. With reference to the latter, he had been threatened with the loss of many votes, but ho could not help it, for he believed that if it were impossible to make people religious by act of Parliament, so also was it Equally impossible to make men sober by the same means. (Cheers.) Mr COLERIDGE was enthusiastically cheered on rising, and in some very pungent remarks alluded to the county influence which was brought to bear against him. North and South Devon wore represented there by the Hon. C. R. Trefusis and by Sir L. Palk and Mr Kekewich. There was also Sir S. Northcote, who tried to get in for South Devon, but he could not, and he could quite understand why the hon. baronet had come in from Pynes to take part in the noble lord's election, seeing that he once sat for Dudley at the nomination of a noble lord, and now sat for Stamford at the nomination of a noble marquis. (Laughter and cheers.) Having expressed similar views to those in his address with reference to church rates, the hon. and learned gentleman protested against the interests of the national Church being made a question for party squabbles instead of seeking to make that Church a broad and wide Church. (Cheers.) He ventured to say that the Conser vative party would live to rue the day when they handed over the Church to one party, and that the decadent party in the Church. (Cheers.) Ho confessed his inability . to understand the views of Lord Courtenay on the subject of church rates. As to the ballot he had previously wished it to be tried, because he thought it would do no harm ; but this election had convinced him of the great necessity f or the ballot. (Cheers.) When he ca me among them to can• vass the city he had no ide a that in 1804 protection would be necessary for the maint enance and delivery o f a man's private opinions. (Sear.) He should have thought it impossible had not evidence come under hie own eyes, and therefore he now not only believed that the ballot would be no harm, but it would be a great go o d . (Cheers.) Many electors had said that they would give their hearts to vote for him, but could not. (H ear, hear.) The hon. and learned g entleman pointed to th e o b structive policy of the T or y party dur ing the last 30 years, and to the great mea snres of the Liberal party, W hi c h h a d ten d e d so muc h to pro mote the happin ess, comfort, and prosperity of the people. But now their opp onents, with characteristic gene rosity, when all th ere things were passed adopted them into the great I l eu 'l t itielprograniree. He cancel upon them to support Liberal part y by returning him to Parliament on the followin g d ay. (Chem ) The thew o f bends wile then !Ann. when about three to hold up i n favour of Mr Coleridge. I be limit Suenrrr declared the show of hands to - ue in 'even: of Mr Coleridge, and the announcement was received with ent Irisiast io cheers. Lie S,VICDARS demanded a Don on behalf of Lord Courte nay, which v. as fixed for to-dc . ty (Thursday.) 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